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Shapes

Shapes
is an element of art that refers to an area clearly set off by one or more of the other element of art.
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Shapes

Shapes
are limited to two dimensions:

Length Width

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Shapes

Two Classes of Shapes Geometric shapes Organic shapes

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Shapes

Geometric Shapes look as though they were made by a ruler or drawing tool.
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Shapes

Geometric Shapes examples:

rectangle circle Triangle
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square Oval

Shapes

Organic Shapes is called free form. Shapes are not regular by even.
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Shapes

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Organic Shapes Shapes are not regular by even. Their outline may be curved/angular, or they may be a

Shapes

Organic Shapes examples:

Cloud s Pebbl es
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Forms

Form
applies to the over all design of a work of art.
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Forms

Closed form
is when elements of painting contained with in frame and lead the a are the the

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Forms

Fra Angelico's painting can also serve as an example of closed form. The columns and the figures create vertical movement while the step and the
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Closed form

Forms

Open Form
if facts of figures are to cut of by frame and we feel that the action extends out of the picture.

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Forms

Open Form
Liberty Leading the Peopleby Eugene Delacroix. The diagonals created by the flow of the figures helps to break the painting out of its frame. It is easy to imagine the rest of the scene 8/23/12 continuing on

Architecture

Architectur e

is also concerned with shapes of planes, openings, and silhouettes of building forms.
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Architecture
a. circle b. triangle c. squares
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Architectur e

Circle

Architectur e

a series of points arranged equally and balanced about a point.

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Circle

Architectur e

Concentric circles in the ceiling of the San Diego Convention Center atrium.
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Triangle

Architectur e

a plane figure that are bounded by 3 sides and having 3 angles.

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Triangle

Architectur e

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Square

Architectur e

a plane figure that has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles.

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Square

Architectur e

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Cubism Square Architecture Of Building

Forms

are those parts are related to one another in a consistent orderly manner. They are generally stable and
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Regular Forms

Forms

Regular Forms solids Platonic

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Forms

Irregular Forms
are those whose parts are dissimilar and unrelated to one another. They are generally asymmetrical and dynamic.

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Irregular Forms
an exploration of the interactions and energy created by pushing three large irregular 8/23/12 forms very close

Forms

Centralized Forms
consist of a number of secondary forms produce a dominant, central, and parent form.
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Forms

Linear Forms
are arranged sequently in a row or along a line.

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Forms

Linear Forms

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Forms

Radial Forms
are compositions of linear form that extent outward central form in a radial manner.
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Radial Forms

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Forms

Grid Forms

are modular forms whose relationships are regulated by dimensional parallel lines.
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Grid Forms

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